V-Series V120 vs Athlon 64 TF-20
General info
Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and V-Series V120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon 64 | AMD V-Series |
| Architecture codename | Sherman (2009) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (14 years old) | 12 May 2010 (13 years old) |
| Current price | $4.99 | $23 |
Technical specs
Athlon 64 TF-20 and V-Series V120 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus support | 667 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 0.1 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and V-Series V120 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | S1g1 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and V-Series V120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | Integrated DDR3 memory controller, MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and V-Series V120 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and V-Series V120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
V-Series V120 outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by 51% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
V-Series V120 outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by 56% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 May 2009 | 12 May 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 TF-20 and V-Series V120. We've got no test results to judge.
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